A New Type of Cremation A year ago we wrote a post about alkaline hydrolysis, frequently dubbed resomation or “green cremation.” Since that time, new advances have been made and resomation has been legalized in several states in the U.S. Burials are said to be more polluting to the environment than cremation. To put it […]

Apple´s new retail stores are designed with nature in mind Apple has been committed to pursuing energy-efficient growth, by increasing resources in renewable energy projects and ventures. They are committed to reducing their carbon footprint, by using 99% recycled materials for all paper sourced packaging. Recently they´ve even gone so far as to purchase their own land […]

What does the adjective transparent mean exactly? And what color are solar cells usually? Transparent usually defines something that is so fine in texture that can be seen through. This word is also used for a material that allows the uninterrupted passage of light. Solar cells are usually of a color between gray and blue. Last year a group […]

It is known that trees produce oxygen. What we did not expect is that they can be used to produce energy too! That is the idea behind French start-up NewWind. New Wind has designed a wind turbine which takes the form of a tree. The name of this new tree species is “WindTree” or using the […]